People are being targeted by a suspected scam message that purports to be from a Local Authority asking for payment for a parking infringement.
The text messages are asking recipients to pay within an allotted time period or face prosecution, followed by a clickable link.
It’s reported this link takes people to a website containing a phone number and another website link.
The message reads as follows:
“Please Pay a parking penalty charge notice (PCN) issued by a local council. If you do not pay a PCN within 28 days, you’ll get a ‘charge certificate’ and you’ll have 14 days to pay the original fine plus 50% more. If you do not pay you’ll be prosecuted – you may have to pay a bigger fine as well as court costs. Please pay your fine at the link after reading the information”
It’s thought to have come from a list of phone numbers including:
- 07983474566
- 07367463054
- 07735553909
- 07904210588
- 07944625649
- 07903658070
- 07920624658
- 07471494043
Always be aware of scams and if you have received this text or a similar one, please report it to the National Cyber Security Centre at [email protected] or by forwarding it to 7726.
Share this article